Resolute Gauff avoids Rome exit - but must improve
Coco Gauff earned a confidence-boosting win by fighting back from match point down to beat Iva Jovic in the Italian Open fourth round. Gauff trailed 7-5 5-3 against 18-year-old Jovic in Rome. Gauff survived the match point before winning 5-7 7-5 6-2.
Gauff said, "I'm just proud - Iva played really well, and the conditions weren't the easiest. Everything was going on." Gauff said her team's pep talk helped her mentally. Jovic missed a match point with a tight forehand into the net. Jovic became distracted by a cut on her finger caused by an earlier fall. Gauff said, "In my previous round, I was not good mentally on the court, and this was a complete 180. It shows I can continue to be positive in the most part." Iga Swiatek brushed aside Naomi Osaka 6-2 6-1. Swiatek has teamed up with Rafael Nadal's former coach Francisco Roig. Swiatek broke the Osaka serve six times.
Gauff will face Russian eight seed Mirra Andreeva in the quarter-finals. Swiatek will play fifth seed Jessica Pegula next. Elena Rybakina will meet Elina Svitolina. Sorana Cirstea will meet...
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Coco Gauff faced a tough challenge at the Italian Open against Iva Jovic - a match that tested her resilience on clay. Despite the match's twists and turns, Gauff's performance hints at the intense competition and high stakes in the lead-up to the French Open.
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